Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1887-04-19
THiF CORNER
A Heavy Speculator Ae-
kn0Wledges the Cor
ner in Wheat.
An Important Day with
the Interstate Conn
mission.
An Extensive Strike Among
Stove Founders In
augurated.
Railroad Robbery cases-MlAlAture Re-
bellioa AztisipAted-Eleesioa By
the Seattle Coal and Trans
Portatioa Company
Snow In New York.


Snow In New York.
The CarneF oa wheat.
San FRAxuIso, April, IS.-rhe eject
OF the break in wheat In Chica2o was
bat slightly felt here. Tha news vas
received before the opening Of the reg
alar morning session Of the Produce
Exchange, and dispatch Quoting Nav
at S2as doubted. Privats dispatches,
hsvever, confirmed the quotation and
assigned as q cause the rains in the
South and West. Although tue break
evoked considerable comment, ne un-
easiness was shown by the bulls. Wm.
Dresbaah, Who is credited With being
the leader Of the "bnll" movement, was
seen by an Associated Press representa-.
would not affect the local market, as
the conditions Of things here we're evi-
IDENTIFY not understood In the East. A
slight decline might occur bat none Of
any great extent. he was asked re-
gsrdinR bis alleged manipulation OF the
market for "bulln interests, and ladgh-
ingly replied: whats the use OF my
denying that q corner IL being created
here. am tired Of making these de
nials. Toe pr oes as have before been
stated are based on facts relating 10 the
crop. In Q week OF ten days | will be
able 20 give you more definite inferma-
ton, until then / have nothtng further
TO say" He then added. ''some people
claim that there are 200. 900 tons of wheat
IN this State. / say there are not more
than 10000 tons, and 60, 600 or 1900
will be consumed here, which viii leave
10000 tons or less for export. Yoa will
hnd this correct when the time comes"
when call session opened the market
was very quiet.
Interstate CommeFe.
WAsHMaros, April 1s.-In reply TO
Bishop Knlakeroocker. who Inquired as
10 the right Of railroads to transport
at special rates. The com
mission writes that il has no power IN
the premises. There is no doubt"
Judge Cooley says, ''of the right Of the
roads 10 grant special privileges TO re-
liQious teachers and deciding in good
faith what they will do they can scarcely
be said to incur any risk. The penal
ties are for wilful violations of the Law
and not fer errors In judgment" Re
plies Of similar nature we're made 10
inquiries With respect TO the sTanspOr-
tatIug Of persons as acts of charity.
The followine Is q synopsis embody-
lag the material points In By far the
mest important action yet taken BY the
Inter state Commerce Commission: A
decision is rendered in the case OF two
petitions-that of an order Of the Rail
road Conductors. and of the Traders
and Travelels' Union, which are Of
kind that render decision especially in
teFesting on account OF their being
Of q very large humber
OF applications made TO the Commtssic q.
The latter petition deals with the man
ner in which the former system Of al
lowing additional free baggage has been
With BY the Inter State bill
The petition Of the railway oonduotors
asks Tor information as 10 the proper in
terpFetation Of the Law as applying 90
the issuing of passes 10 railroad EN-
ployes and their families, 20 those wno
make railway service their business,
while temporarily oat Of employment
aRd 10 search of situations and
II trsusportaii5ns at reduced rates are
provided for the representatives Of any
one association the same must be ex-
tended ts all others which are composed
exclusively Of railroad employees.
In its reply the Commission says that
a careful reading OF ''the Act 20 kegu-
late Oommeree" under which the Com
mission is organized. viii shsw the pc
titioneFs and others who have made
similar applications that ne j0Eisdio-
tion has been given the Commissioners
20 answer que .sions like these. fwo SEQ
tions Of the Law confer the power OF she
Commission 10 entertain and decide
applications and petitions. Section foaE
empowers them. upon application OF
common carrier, 10 authorizs snch com
mon carrier In special cases 10 charge
less for longer than shorter distances
over the sane line and, also. 70 pre-
scribe the extent Of relief from opera
tion 20 former part Of same
section which designated what
the common carrier may from
time 20 time enjoy. 10 ia obvious that
applications like shose Of she Railway
C5nduotors' and the Tradsrs' and IFav-
elers' Unions have no relation whatever
10 the duties imposed upon the Con-
mission By section 4. and this u TIE
onlV section of the Law which the Com
mission has power 10 suspend OF relax.
striking Steve IsaIdess.
CrNcrxNArI, April Is. About 800 stove
moulders we're Ord-red Out today be
cause the patterns Of Bridge. Beach q
Co.. Of st. Louis. we're offered. The
work on thsss patterns is Insignificant,
one foundry being asked 70 make four
stove doors in q dav. bat the 'pFinoiple'
In some manner vas referred 70 TIE
President OF the National Assembly Of
Stove Moulders and be ordered The men
cot. So there is an anomaly Of men
striking when they have no complaint
and whsn their EMPLOYERS have none.
LouIsvTLLE. April IS. Five hundred
mOulders quit work IN this city this
morning when patterns from 81 Louis
we're given ont
PrTTssURa, sApril IS. - The stove
mouldsrS strike which started in 50.
Louis bas reached this distFiet, and all
toe m0uldsrs 10 PitssburR aid the snr.
rounding towns are idle. Tee bsycotted
patterns Of the SL Louis 6Fm vere Fs
oeived N this city last Saturday. They
we're distributed smocR the different
irms and the mouiders we're tastFaesed
70 com nence work on them today. This
morning. shs mOolders refused 90 work
on the obisctisnable patterns and - q
resnlt all the Stove fo1ndries IN the too
cities are ahut down. The strike sos
extesds thr0uxh0ut the Third District,
The eastern bouEdAry being PittsburR.
aud includes Cleveland, Cincinnati, De
trDit, Beaver Fails, Rochester, Pa, and
Newoastls. In ths city work has been
suspended ia flfteen f0nndries and over
100 men are idle. A long and bitter
struggle is predicted.
A utnIaaare Rsbeilisa Anticipated
MuwkuKKK. April ia special 70
the Eussisg Elaooasia says thst Con
psny E. Eleventh Infantry, stationed a.
F0rt Sails. rsoeiSsd orders yesterday "
rvo~asd At once 20 Winnebaeo and the
Crow Reservation and drive tbs ssttiers
from these lands. Tue COMPANY, under
command q Captain Myers. ieft yssisF
day svsnipR. Tbeir orders are reported
% b ssFict. calling for the dsstru stion
Of property II necessary. Tne greatest
sxsitennsnt exists and q woai1 n5t Be